111214 Korean Superstars Girls’ Generation to Release “The Boys” Maxi Single Digitally 12/20 and “Special Album” 1/17!
SANTA MONICA, CA, December 13, 2011 – Interscope recording artist Girls’ Generation will release a digital remix EP of their global hit.
“The Boys” on December 20th. The eight track EP features remixes by Clinton Sparks, Disco Fries, Teddy Riley and David Anthony, along with special guests Snoop Dogg and Lil Playy.
Additionally, Girls’ Generation Special Album The Boys will be released January 17, 2012 and will include all the songs from “The Boys” remix EP as well as a selection of Korean language songs from their third Korean studio album.
An all girl pop band featuring the vocal and dance talents of nine difference signature members, Girls’ Generation released their new English language single “The Boys” globally and performed to a sold out audience at Madison Square Garden this past October. They’ve released three Korean albums, three mini-albums and one Japanese full-length, in addition to various singles.
The members of the group sing in both Korean and English. Their 2009 track “Gee” is the longest running Number One song on the Korean Broadcasting System’s charts; it held the top spot for nine consecutive weeks. The track was also named song of the decade by several Korean music sites. Girls’ Generation are massive stars in Japan, where they’re self-titled album has gone double platinum, a first for any Korean girl group. They’ve also been nominated for multiple Japanese VMA awards and performed at the 2011 awards alongside Lady Gaga. Recently Girls’ Generation took home two awards at Mnet Asian Music Awards in Singapore for “Artist of the Year” and “Best Female Group.” They have over 250 million cumulative views on YouTube and 2.2 million Facebook fans.
Girls’ Generation debuted with their single “Into The New World” in 2007 and became a national phenomenon. In 2009 and 2010, the band received the Grand Prize at the GoldenDisk Awards, the most prestigious awards ceremony in the Korean music scene often referred to as the “Korean Grammy Awards”. The group also gained the highest recognition by taking the “Singer of the Year” award for 2 consecutive years.
Girls’ Generation has demonstrated their growing international presence and global appeal by appearing in numerous commercials and advertisements in various Asian countries.
In 2010 the band expanded into Japan, and found instantaneous and overwhelming success. 2011 saw the girls expand to the U.S. market with their Madison Square Garden show and release of “The Boys” stateside which earned a Top 5 slot on the Billboard K-Pop Hot100 chart.
Watch the video for “The Boys” here: http://vevo.ly/qYAx0z
From: girlsgenerationusa.com
[December 14th, 2011]Male entertainers are not Sooyoung’s choice
On KBS 2TV’s ‘Happy Together 3′ which will be aired on December 15th, Sooyoung revealed that if she were to be in a relationship, she would want to meet a man who is not working in the broadcasting industry.
Kim GunMo, who is also a guest on the show confessed that the awkwardness he feels when meeting someone of the opposite sex makes it difficult for a love relationship to develop. It was also revealed that although Yoon IlSang has gone to many blind dates, he does not seem to able to talk much when he is alone with his ‘date’.
On this topic, Sooyoung said, “Likewise for me, as I cannot withstand the feeling of awkwardness with the opposite sex, there are many instances where I can’t even cross the first hurdle in starting a relationship. Thus, I feel reluctant to even make the first contact with the other party”. She then confessed, “If I were to choose, I would like to meet someone who is not working in the broadcasting field”.
Meanwhile, on the show, Seohyun picked Yoo JaeSuk as her ideal type, much to the envy of other male participants. Catch our girls on ‘Happy Together 3′ at 11.15pm KST on December 15th.
Credit: newsen.com/fanwonder.com
[December 14th, 2011]Maxi-single ‘The Boys’ to feature Snoop Dogg and Lil Play
On December 20th, Girls’ Generation will have a worldwide release of their maxi-single ‘The Boys’ simultaneously through iTunes and subsequently through various Korean music sites on December 21st.
In order to put in more perfection to the album, the release date of the maxi-single was postponed and the girls recorded the single along with world known hip-hop artist, Snoop Dogg. Besides Snoop Dogg, a new artist under Interscope Record’s, Lil Play is also featured in the single.
On January 17th next year, through Universal Music Group, a special album which also consists of ‘The Boys’ will be released in America, Europe, etc. The special album is released specially for overseas fans who encounter difficulties to obtain Korean version of the albums. It will consist of songs from Girls’ Generation’s 3rd album and other Korean version of their songs.
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[111214]Sooyoung Reveals her Love Philosophy on ‘Happy Together’
Recently, a preview of the episode of “Happy Together” with Girls’ Generation, which is set to air on December 15th, was released. On the show, Girls’ Generation member, Sooyoung, revealed that she wanted to date a man who is not part of the entertainment industry.
Kim Gunmo, who was also one of the guests of the show, said that Yoon Ilsang introduced him to many different females but he finds it difficult for him to start a relationship because it gets very awkward. Upon hearing this, Sooyoung said that it is also difficult for her to develop a relationship with the opposite sex because she can’t stand the awkwardness. Sooyoung also said that she gets reluctant when the person calls first and that she wants to date a man who is not from the entertainment industry.
Seohyun, on the other hand, said that Yoo Jaesuk was her ideal type and made the male members on the show jealous.
This episode of “Happy Together” will be airing on December 15th at 11:15PM KST.
Sources: Nate
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[111214]Details and Photos from Sunny’s Recording of ‘Koala Kid’
As previously reported, Girls’ Generation’s Sunny will take part as a voice actor for the upcoming animated film “Koala Kid”, and details of a recording session for the film have recently been released. Sunny was said to have been nervous before the recording of her voice for the character “Miranda”, but once the recording began she showed proficient acting skills and professionalism. Also, rather than using with her cute, aegyo-filled voice, Sunny displayed a strong and boyish voice to play her character.
In addition, the official Facebook page for “Koala Kid” also posted several photos of Sunny and SHINee’s Taemin recording their voices for the film. In the photos, Sunny and label-mate Taemin can be seen standing in front of a microphone and reading from movie’s script. A separate photo was also released with Sunny posing next to her character. All of the photos from the recording can be seen here.
Finally, the official Twitter for “Koala Kid” has revealed that the film will be released with an English dub outside of Korea, which Sunny did not record her voice for. Overseas fans of Girls’ Generation who cannot see the movie in theaters in Korea will be able to hear Sunny’s voice in the DVD release.
Sources: Sports Chosun, KoalaKid2012@twitter.com, 2012koalakid@facebook.com
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[111214]Yoona Discusses the Pressure of Playing Two Characters in ‘Love Rain’
Girls’ Generation’s Yoona talked about the pressure of performing double roles in the upcoming drama “Love Rain”.
During a press conference for “Love Rain” held on December 13th, Yoona started by saying, “I had the sudden urge to start acting again because I hadn’t played a role after the daily drama two years ago. At the same time, I had a chance to read the synopsis for ‘Love Rain’ and I really wanted to do this one.”
Yoona will be playing a double role in the drama, acting as “Kim Hana” in the year 2012 and “Kim Yoohee” in the 1970s. She said, “But when I read the script for the first time I had trouble deciding which character to focus on, Kim Hana or Kim Yoohee. I heard that Kim Hana is a lot like my actual personality so I didn’t worry too much. I was worried, however, about playing Kim Yoonhee from the 1970′s. I don’t know much about the 1970′s and I don’t have that much acting experience either.”
However, she continued by explaining that Director Yoon Seokho’s guidance helped her learn a lot and showed her confidence by saying, “We are currently near the end of the filming for the 1970′s, and surprisingly, all the things I worried about are going well.”
“Love Rain” is expected to air in March or April of 2012 at the earliest.
Source: TVReport
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[111214]Girls’ Generation to Release ‘Special Album’
As Soshified reported earlier, Girls’ Generation is set to release their US digital maxi-single on December 20th. However, SM dropped a surprise on fans on the 13th of December by announcing that Girls’ Generation will be releasing another “Special Album” on the 17th of January, 2012.
According to the website, the “Special Album” will feature all the various remixes of “The Boys” from the maxi-single, and it will also contain a few songs from the third Korean album.
The maxi-single will also feature hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg.
December has definitely become a month for SONEs to spend, following the announcement of Girls’ Generation’s repacked version of “The Boys”, the first Japan Official Photobook: Holiday, as well as the repacked version of the self-titled first Japanese album.
The rest of the article about Girls’ Generation’s success can be read on Girls’ Generation’s US website here or on Girls’ Generation’s official page on Interscope here
Source: http://www.interscope.com, http://www.girlsgenerationusa.com
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111213 SNSD @ 2012 Official Calendar Picture and Information + Preorder Link
2012 공식 캘린더 [탁상형] (Official Calendar for desk)
◈ 발매일(発売日/Release date): 2011년 12월 27일(December 27, 2011)
◈ 레이블(レーベル/Label): S.M. Entertainment
◈ 정가(定価/Price) : 17,000원(ウォン/won)
◈ 사양(仕様/Spec)
◇ 28P
◇ 290×200mm
◇ 세계 각국의 팬들을 위해 주요 4개국의 달력을 한눈에 볼 수 있는 페이지
◇ 공휴일과 기념일을 직접 표시 할 수 있는 데코 스티커
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[December 13th, 2011]Everybody loves ‘Diamond’
On December 13th, SMTOWN’s winter album, ’2011 SMTOWN Winter The Warmest Gift’ was released and Girls’ Generation’s ‘Diamond’ is one of the tracks included in the album.
While portraying the sense of intimacy and closeness, ‘Diamond’ also gives out the winter season’s feeling of warmth and joy that could only be expressed through Girls’ Generation’s very own unique charms. Thus, it is not surprising that ‘Diamond’ is one of the hot favorite tracks in the album.
Netizens who have listened to ‘Diamond’ commented, “It’s a really nice song”, “It feels as if it’s Christmas already”, “It seems to the right song to listen to during Christmas Day”.
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[December 13th, 2011]Go Ara reminisces on her trainee days with Girls’ Generation
On December 13th, during the production report conference of the movie ‘Papa’ at Lotte Cinema in Seoul, the female lead, Go Ara said, “I once trained with 3 members of Girls’ Generation in preparation to debut as a group”.
At the conference today, Go Ara also talked about the character in the movie by saying, “Jun, my character in the movie, is very talented both in singing and dancing. Thus, I have been consistently taking guitar, singing, dancing and English lessons for 2 months. In fact, before debut, I had some training in dancing as well”.
She continued, “Last time, I trained with 3 members of Girls’ Generation as a group for a short while. Although it was only for a short period of time, it was really fun”.
The MC of the event, Kim TaeJin then asked Go Ara, “What do you think of your friends, Girls’ Generation?”. Go Ara replied, “They’re great and fun. I also scream with others when I watch their performances. They are much prettier than I am”.
Meanwhile, the movie ‘Papa’ is set to hit the cinemas in January 2012.
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